Your Brain Has a Built-In Manifestation Device: The RAS

Dec 04, 2025By Jaime Coaches

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What if I told you that your brain is already wired to help you get what you want…
but you’ve probably never been taught how to use it?

For most of us — especially HSPs and high achievers — the problem isn’t that we can’t manifest, change, or create the life we want. The problem is that our brain is filtering for the wrong things because we’ve never given it clear instructions.

This is where the RAS comes in.

What the RAS Actually Is (And Why You Should Care)

The Reticular Activating System, or RAS, is a small but powerful network of neurons at the base of your brainstem. Its job is simple:

It filters your entire world and decides what’s important enough for you to notice.

You’re hit with millions of pieces of information every second.
Your RAS decides which tiny handful you actually register — the things that match your beliefs, your fears, your identity… or your desires.

And once you understand this, everything in your life starts to make more sense.

You’ve Experienced the RAS Before — You Just Didn’t Know It

Have you ever:

  • learned a new word and then suddenly heard it everywhere?
  • decided you like a specific kind of car… and now you see it on every street?
  • started thinking about moving somewhere… and now everyone you meet is from that city?

That’s not coincidence.
That’s not “woo.”
That’s not magic.

That’s your RAS saying:
“Oh, this matters now. Let me filter for it.”

Your brain is always scanning.
The question is… for what?

Why You Stay Stuck in the Same Patterns 

Most people think they’re blocked, unlucky, or missing something.

But in reality, their brain is simply filtering for the outdated identity they’ve been rehearsing for years:

  • “I’m overwhelmed.”
  • “I’m always the one who has to figure it out.”
  • “Things don’t work out for me.”
  • “I don’t know what I want.”
  • “I’m too sensitive.”
  • “People leave.”

If this is what your brain believes is “important,” your RAS will filter your entire world to confirm it.

Not because you're broken —
but because your brain hasn’t been told to look for anything else.

You Don’t Manifest From Desire — You Manifest From Your Filter 

You can want something deeply…
but if your RAS isn’t programmed to notice opportunities, aligned actions, or supportive patterns?

You’ll miss every single one.

This is why so many brilliant, capable, emotionally aware women feel stuck:

Their desire is pointing forward.
Their RAS is filtering backward.

Here’s the Hack (And It Works in Under 60 Seconds)

Spend 30–60 seconds every morning getting clear on what you want your brain to filter for.

You can:

visualize it
feel into it
speak it out loud
write it
or simply acknowledge it
Keep it grounded, not forced.
Your nervous system needs to feel safe, not pressured.

What you’re doing here is telling your RAS:
“This matters. Look for this.”

When you do that consistently:

  • You notice aligned opportunities you'd normally ignore.
  • You feel nudges that lead you exactly where you need to go.
  • You stop feeding fear-based filters.
  • You begin seeing more of what supports the woman you’re becoming.

Your brain is always working.
You just get to decide what it works on.

The Takeaway

You don’t need to hustle harder.
You don’t need to be “more disciplined.”
You don’t need to know every step ahead.

You just need to give your brain better instructions.

And when you do?

Your entire internal landscape shifts.

Your RAS becomes a quiet, powerful force moving you toward the life you want — without needing to fight your way there.

If You Want More Neuroscience Meets Nervous System Meets Manifestation…

This is the work I do every day — helping HSPs and high performers rewire their brain, regulate their nervous system, and step into a life that actually feels good.

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